Nanda is no more

By Gitanjali Chak

May 2014

Bollywood bade a tearful
farewell to veteran actress
and the quintessential
star of the 60s, Nanda
who breathed her last on
March 25, following a massive
heart attack at her residence.
She was 75. The actress,
best remembered for
her performances in Jab Jab
Phool Khile, Hum Dono, and
Gumnaam, excelled equally
in playing a coy Indian
beauty as well as roles
with modern sensibilities,
pairing up onscreen mostly
with Dev Anand, Rajesh
Khanna, and Shashi Kapoor.
Nanda became a recluse in
the later years of her life
stepping out of her home
only on rare occasions, with
friends Waheeda Rehman,
Asha Parekh, and Sadhana,
all divas of the golden era.
“We were soul sisters,” said
a misty-eyed Waheeda at
the funeral.

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